Hello fellow music therapist! We’ve got two Shout-Outs again this week. Music therapists are dominating out there! Our first Shout-Out is to Jamie George, who established The George Center in 2010, and grew to 4 full-time employees, 1 full-time billing…
Dear fellow music therapist, So many awesome music therapists to shout out, so little time! This week we have 2 big shout-outs for you: Rachelle Norman, MA, MT-BC and Sarah Thompson, MM, MT-BC. Music Therapy Web Ethics Special Thru Friday…
Hello drum circle facilitators and music therapists alike! What an amazing weekend in NoCal. I’m blown away, rejuvenated, and soooooo grounded after making music with you all! You can click here to grab the Social Media Conversation Starters specific to…
Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC shows basic bell technique for clinicians who facilitate drum circles. In this video, you’ll learn why you should use tape on your bells. You’ll learn the appropriate area to strike bells. And you’ll understand the special…
Hello fellow music therapist! I’ve got super exciting news for you tonight… Our new course Online Zen is LIVE, hoppin’, and happenin’ on the site! Online Zen walks you through step-by-step installing WordPress, creating a website, utilizing plugins, integrating with…
January is always Social Media Advocacy Month for us music therapists. The instructors and I (Kat) love social media AND music therapy so much, so this seems to be a perfect fit for us to participate. Because we have Tuesday…
People of the drum is a chant that Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC, wrote several years ago. It is incredibly versatile. And you can use it with virtually any population! Whether you’re working with kids, seniors, and anything in between, this…
How is improvisation therapeutic? Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC, walks you through why drumming isn’t about the snare, cymbal, counting, or subdivisions. Actually, it’s about intuitive improvisational drumming. When we improvise there is an activation/deactivation response in the brain. According to…
Oftentimes, the biggest barrier for people in the recovery setting is shame and identity. You’re working mind/body with this group, and depending on where they are in detox, they can still be very cloudy. Drumming can help with cloudiness. When…
